Carsten Boyer Thøgersen is a former ambassadorial level Danish diplomat who worked with Chinese affairs for 40 years from positions with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, European Commission, private enterprises and Danish universities. Among his numerous publications are From a Strong Past to a Dynamic Present, Danes and Danish Companies in the Greater Shanghai Region 1846 to 2006, Xi Jinping: My Road into Politics, Three Chinese Writers On Cultural Differences: Between the East and the West (2013) .